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In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Oskar Üpraus
Estonian footballer (1898-1968).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Keila Rural Municipality.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Guido De Felip
Italian rowing coxswain (1904–1968).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Venice.
Died September 21st, 1968 at 64 years old in Venice.
Jerzy Braun
Polish rower.
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Bydgoszcz.
Died March 8th, 1968 at 56 years old in Crawley.
Bengt Mohrberg
Gymnast.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Västerås.
Died September 26th, 1968 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Matti Perttilä
Olympic wrestler (1896–1968).
Born January 21st, 1896 in Isokyrö.
Died May 12th, 1968 at 72 years old in Isokyrö.
Charles Henry Bartlett
British track cyclist (1885–1968).
Born February 6th, 1885 in London.
Died November 30th, 1968 at 83 years old in London Borough of Enfield.
Maurits Verdonck
Belgian rower (1879–1968).
Born December 4th, 1873 in Ghent. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1968 at 94 years old in Gentbrugge. [ref]
Yevhen Malaniuk
Ukrainian poet and writer (1897-1968).
Born February 1st, 1897 in Novoarkhanhelsk. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1968 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 491 to 498 of 498
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather